Inflation, the job market, and interest rates are major factors in our current economic state. Our economic panel explores these topics and their impact on Nevadans. We also discuss The Beverly Theater’s new initiative to introduce filmgoers to movies that won’t go to streaming services, and one county leader’s memories of working to get Las Vegas visitors home in the aftermath of 9/11.

UNLV student activists and groups from across the political spectrum express sadness and outrage over the murder of activist Charlie Kirk. UNLV’s Interim President Chris Heavey released the following statement.

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In a letter to staff and students, UNLV interim president Chris Heavey condemned the shooting and acknowledged the rise of seemingly politically motivated violence. “To see violence enter those spaces is to see the very foundation of higher learning threatened,” Heavey wrote. “This comes amid an increasing wave of school-based and politically motivated violence, including the assassination of the Minnesota house speaker over the summer and recent school shootings in Minneapolis and today in Evergreen, Colorado.” Heavey finished his letter by expressing his support for those impacted by the tragic events, adding that free speech and debate are the bedrock of democracy.

Few stores have a layout that’s more confusing than Costco. Ikea is probably a close second, but at least they have all of those arrows pointing you in different directions. Costco, on the other hand, rearranges its aisles with abandon. You walk into the warehouse for some of that Kirkland bread and bottled water, only to discover that practically all of its 146,000 square feet is configured differently than when you were there a week ago.

Can certain strains of cannabis help treat epilepsy? Would tackling Nevada’s illegal cannabis market reduce youth drug usage? Is there a way to predict susceptibility to overuse of cannabis? These were some of the questions that college students attempted to answer during a Sept. 5 showcase hosted by the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute, highlighting student work on evidence-based recommendations to address cannabis industry challenges.

Sept. 10, 1957, was a big day for higher education in Southern Nevada. On this day, Nevada Southern University, now known as UNLV, held its very first on-campus classes.

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